The direct Metro link between south and east Delhi was inaugurated on Monday. The 9.7 km-long line between Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket- I falls under the Delhi Metro’s Pink Line and was inaugurated by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

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The Pink Line, between Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar, is only 96% complete, as a 1.4 km-long stretch between Mayur Vihar Pocket-I and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations are yet to be linked, owing to land acquisition issues.

Mayur Vihar Phase-I will serve as an interchange station between the Pink and Blue lines.

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“South and east Delhi have now been connected directly on the network. Commuters, who otherwise had to rely on road transport or a longer route on the Delhi Metro, can save time by using it,” Puri said.

DMRC officials called the new Mayur Vihar Phase- I station an engineering marvel. “It has been constructed on a narrow road that is 13 metres wide. The viaduct adjacent to the station passes at a height of 23 metres and goes above the Dwarka-Noida Blue Line viaduct as well as a road flyover,” the DMRC said.